InfoSec has always preached the triad of “people, process, and technology” as essential for good, effective security. My experience in the industry has been that technology always comes first, followed by process when we can manage it, and people when we get around to them. The main role people play in information security tends to...

In 2015, over four million Australians have been hit by cyber-crime, with the cyber attacks costing Australia in excess of $1.2 billion a year. This is quite a staggering figure when you consider the entire population of Australia is only 23 million people, (18 million being adults). This equates to 1 in 4 of the adult population...

A couple of days ago I got a call from a local motor vehicle Insurance company, asking me to discuss some matters with them. I am a customer of this company so I was curious as to what they wanted to talk about. I asked them how I could be sure that it was actually...

This scam is actually very clever. Just when you thought you’d heard it all. Be very careful out there! – Beware of people bearing gifts. The following is a recounting of the incident from the victim: Wednesday a week ago, I had a phone call from someone saying that he was from some outfit called: “Express Couriers,”(The...